Manufacturing value added to gdp in Cameroon
Cameroon: Manufacturing value added to gdp was 14.57 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
14.57
Change on year
up 13.1%
World rank
48th
of 202 countries
All-time high
16.95
in 1994
All-time low
8.09
in 1979
Years of data
61
1965–2025
Manufacturing value added to gdp in Cameroon, 1965–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, manufacturing value added to gdp in Cameroon stood at 14.57.
That represents a change of up 13.1% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufacturing value added to gdp in Cameroon peaked at 16.95 in 1994 and was at its lowest, 8.09, in 1979.
Cameroon ranks 48th of 202 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 61 years of available data.
Manufacturing value added to gdp in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 9.52 | — |
| 1966 | 9.66 | +1.4% |
| 1967 | 9.77 | +1.1% |
| 1968 | 9.27 | -5.2% |
| 1969 | 9.82 | +6.0% |
| 1970 | 10.25 | +4.3% |
| 1971 | 10.33 | +0.9% |
| 1972 | 10.38 | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 10.24 | -1.4% |
| 1974 | 9.82 | -4.1% |
| 1975 | 10.29 | +4.8% |
| 1976 | 10.54 | +2.5% |
| 1977 | 8.96 | -15.0% |
| 1978 | 8.24 | -8.0% |
| 1979 | 8.09 | -1.8% |
| 1980 | 8.8 | +8.7% |
| 1981 | 9.67 | +9.9% |
| 1982 | 11.37 | +17.6% |
| 1983 | 11.11 | -2.3% |
| 1984 | 11.22 | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 11 | -1.9% |
| 1986 | 11.98 | +8.9% |
| 1987 | 12.76 | +6.5% |
| 1988 | 13.18 | +3.2% |
| 1989 | 14.05 | +6.6% |
| 1990 | 14.18 | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 14.17 | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 13.93 | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 16.91 | +21.4% |
| 1994 | 16.95 | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 16.67 | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 16.01 | -3.9% |
| 1997 | 15.74 | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 15.36 | -2.4% |
| 1999 | 15.43 | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 14.74 | -4.5% |
| 2001 | 14.53 | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 15.53 | +6.9% |
| 2003 | 15.58 | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 15.41 | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 15.03 | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 15.11 | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 15.21 | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 14.31 | -5.9% |
| 2009 | 14.88 | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 14.52 | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 15.19 | +4.6% |
| 2012 | 15.53 | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 15.23 | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 14.51 | -4.7% |
| 2015 | 14.35 | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 13.84 | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 13.71 | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 13.69 | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 12.83 | -6.3% |
| 2020 | 13.18 | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 13.3 | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 13.36 | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 13.22 | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 12.88 | -2.6% |
| 2025 | 14.57 | +13.1% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 14.57 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 11.42, 1.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 14.57 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 8.36, 1.7× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.61 | 9.27 | 9.82 | 5 |
| 1970s | 9.71 | 8.09 | 10.54 | 10 |
| 1980s | 11.51 | 8.8 | 14.05 | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.54 | 13.93 | 16.95 | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.03 | 14.31 | 15.58 | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.34 | 12.83 | 15.53 | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.42 | 12.88 | 14.57 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More economy & growth data for Cameroon
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate 5.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.05 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 4.53 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -0.6569 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 0.7283 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -5.4 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 0.5318 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 17.96 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is manufacturing value added to gdp in Cameroon?
- Manufacturing value added to gdp in Cameroon was 14.57 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest manufacturing value added to gdp recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 16.95 in 1994.
- What is the lowest manufacturing value added to gdp recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.09 in 1979.
- How does Cameroon rank for manufacturing value added to gdp?
- Cameroon ranks 48th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is manufacturing value added to gdp rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Manufacturing value added to gdp. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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